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HOMER. The Iliad. The Odyssey. With remarks preceded by reflections on Homer and on the translation of the Poets by M. Bitaubé. Paris, Didot l'ainé, 1787-1788. 12 vol. in-12, red morocco, gilt lace in frame, smooth spine decorated, gilt edges (period). Third edition of the translation of M. Bitaubé, decorated with portraits of Homer and Bitaubé, engraved by Saint-Aubin, and with two folding plates representing the shield of Achilles (volume V). Minor foxing. Spine faded.
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HOMER. The Iliad. The Odyssey. With remarks preceded by reflections on Homer and on the translation of the Poets by M. Bitaubé. Paris, Didot l'ainé, 1787-1788. 12 vol. in-12, red morocco, gilt lace in frame, smooth spine decorated, gilt edges (period). Third edition of the translation of M. Bitaubé, decorated with portraits of Homer and Bitaubé, engraved by Saint-Aubin, and with two folding plates representing the shield of Achilles (volume V). Minor foxing. Spine faded.
